Injury is the fourth leading cause of death among Americans, killing more than 93,000 people each year. Care provided in a trauma center decreases the chance of death following injury by 20 to 40 percent compared to care in hospitals without a trauma center. In addition to saving lives, trauma centers ensure that patients return to the highest level of function possible following severe injury.

As a state-designated level II trauma center, we undergo a designation process that involves detailed regular inspections by national and state organizations to assure high standards of care. We are the regional referral center for injured patients in Mercer County and adjacent parts of Somerset, Hunterdon, Burlington, and Middlesex counties as well as nearby areas of Pennsylvania. Designated trauma centers care for severely injured patients as well as victims of accident types known to be associated with a high risk for injury. Trauma patients include persons involved in motor vehicle crashes, falls, and assaults with knives, guns, or blunt objects. Trauma centers have the latest technology and experienced staff available to care for your family member. Besides providing care to the injured, trauma centers are also active partners with the community in injury prevention and public education.

Center for Neurologic Emergency Medicine

Capital Health also offers a specialized emergency department just for neurologic emergencies, known as our Center for Neurologic Emergency Medicine. The Center helps patients suffering from symptoms or complaints that are neurologic in nature. These can include head or spine trauma or injury, change in mental status, vision problems, vertigo, numbness, headaches, and seizures among a multitude of other disturbances that may indicate a neurologically focused emergency. A dedicated program, patients seen at the center can be seen more rapidly and have the focused attention of a team dealing only with neurologic conditions.

Comprehensive Stroke Center

As a Comprehensive Stroke Center, Capital Health Regional Medical Center offers 24 hours a day/7 days a week advanced care for patients throughout the region with strokes and other cerebrovascular emergencies. This includes inpatient neurosciences units for both intensive and intermediate care, neuro-imaging and laboratory services, advanced diagnostics including CT perfusion and cerebral angiography, the latest in neurosurgical techniques and access to research in the area of neurovascular care. Learn more about our Capital Institute for Neurosciences.

Pediatric Emergency Services

A trip to the emergency room with a child is never fun, but long waiting times, crowded waiting areas, and care providers who don't know how to deal with kids can make the experience even worse. For longer than anyone else in the region, Capital Health has offered a specialized Pediatric Emergency Department for children in Mercer and Bucks counties. Located at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell, we’re raising expectations even higher about what a trip to the emergency room should be for parents and children.

Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

For more than 30 years, we have provided the most advanced emergency medical services (EMS) before you arrive at the hospital. As the area’s only Mobile Intensive Care Unit, our emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and nurses provide basic and advanced life support. Our Mobile Stroke Unit, the first unit of its kind in New Jersey, Pennsylvania or the Delaware Valley, brings time-critical stroke treatment out of the hospital and into Mercer County neighborhoods. Learn more about our EMS team.

In February 2019, Dr. Rose Mustafa, a fellowship trained breast surgeon who specializes in surgical care for benign diseases and cancer, will be joining the Capital Health Center for Comprehensive Breast Care, located at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell.

With a reputation for providing advanced care to patients with complex, neurological conditions affecting the brain and spine, Capital Institute for Neurosciences recently welcomed two new advanced specialists, Drs. Vernard Fennell and Varun Naragum, to the Institute’s Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center team. They join neurosurgeon Dr. Michael F. Stiefel in providing some of the latest techniques to care for stroke patients.

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US, with more than 48,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Because pancreas cancers and precancerous lesions are among the most challenging tumors to diagnose and effectively treat, Capital Health now offers the most advanced screening and treatment options as part of its Center for Digestive Health and Cancer Center, both located at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell.